Wikipedia about the Washington Monument:

"In the lower third, marble from Baltimore County, Maryland, followed by a narrow zone of marble from Sheffield, Massachusetts, and, in the upper part, the so-called Cockeysville Marble."

What it doesn't say is that the MD Grand Lodge of Freemason's HQ, established in 1787, is in Cockeysville. None of this is proof, but connections are interesting, and I'm having a hard time believing it's a conspiracy theory.

in reply to Rose

Certain symbols are used pretty much universally throughout the halls of power, e.g. the fasces, the eagle, and the laurel leaves.

It has been suggested that the ruling elites in every modern country consider themselves citizens of Rome, and they are governed by laws, courts, etc which are kept completely hidden from the layman. Countries as we know them are in essence "colonies" of this hidden empire.

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Western nations pretended to be shining cites on hills, beacons of freedom, but as the genocide against Palestinians has revealed, they are actually giant mounds of horseshit, nothing more than violent arbiters of a global racial caste system.

theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int…

I just signed a Major Disaster Declaration for Kerr County, Texas, to ensure that our Brave First Responders immediately have the resources they need. These families are enduring an unimaginable tragedy, with many lives lost, and many still missing. The Trump Administration continues to work closely with State and Local Leaders. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was on the ground yesterday with Governor Greg Abbott, who is working hard to help the people of his Great State. Our incredible U.S. Coast Guard, together with State First Responders, have saved more than 850 lives. GOD BLESS THE FAMILIES, AND GOD BLESS TEXAS!

This is a person who was deported at age 19, snuck back into the country and lived her for another 25 years then encouraged here U.S. citizen husband to vote for Trump and mass deportations. 🤦🏾‍♂️

“I never thought leopards would eat MY face,” sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

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in reply to Hackaday (unofficial)

We are looking for an investor who can loan our holding company 237,000 US dollars.

With this money, we will open a farm in Baku, Azerbaijan to produce animal-based food.

We will also make our own animal feed, so our products will be healthier, better quality, and cheaper.

Because we sell quality products for less and have strong advertising, we will sell more worldwide and make big profits.

Why Azerbaijan? Because animal farming makes a lot of money there, but few people do it. That’s why we will earn more by starting in Azerbaijan.

Additionally, by producing our own animal feed, we will be able to sell healthier, higher quality animal products at a lower price.

Since we can sell quality products cheaply and thanks to our strong advertising network, we will be able to sell more internationally and make huge profits.

The reason for establishing the business in Azerbaijan is that animal husbandry is a very profitable business in Azerbaijan, but since there are very few people doing animal husbandry, establishing the farm in Azerbaijan will provide us with more income.

Your profit:

You will lend 237,000 US dollars to our holding company and when 22.03.2026 comes, you will receive your money back as 953,000 US dollars.

Your earnings will be great. When 22.03.2026 comes, you will get your money back as 953.00 US dollars.

You will lend 237,000 US dollars to our holding company and when 22.03.2026 comes, you will receive your money back as 953,000 US dollars.

When 22.03.2026 comes, I will give you back your money in the amount of 953,000 US dollars.

That means you will earn 716,000 US dollars profit in just 9 months.

If you like this project and want to loan us money, message me on WhatsApp or Telegram for more details.

If our project is suitable for you and you would like to lend money to our holding, send a message to my WhatsApp number or Telegram username below and I will give you detailed information.

For detailed information and to lend money to our holding, send a message to my whatsapp number or telegram username below and I will give you detailed information.

My WhatsApp phone number:
+44 7842 572711

My telegram username:
@adenholding

European LOBBYISTS are against Stop Killing Games :kekw:

videogameseurope.eu/news/state…
It's hilarious that they're making the exact SAME statements that fucking Pirate Software was and is making. It's almost as if he was always a plant. They completely misinterpret it THE SAME WAY THAT FAG DID. :guraKekw:

Look at these fucking niggers. :zt_laugh: The fucking stereotypes are real. Look at all those companies, the exact same companies EVERYONE knows would take part in this type of lobbyist posturing. videogameseurope.eu/about/our-…

I explicitly reject the new Fediverse terms and conditions. My posts are my posts according to Magna Carta 21.2.III and are my property. I object to having your filthy LLM trained on my especially good posts. This is a legal binding post based on the Magna Carta.

EVERY ADMIN WHO DEPRIVES ME OF MY OWNERSHIP UNDER US LAW 1982 CAN BE FINED UP TO $200,000 OR 5 YEARS IMPRISONMENT.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!

I can't believe I have to say this mastodon. This isn't 1996, and you're not learning how to use Eudora:

When you're replying to a boosted post: Do. Not. CC. Everyone.

Reply directly to the person you're trying to speak to. Remove the @'s to everyone else not directly involved in the conversation.

yes, I know the clients automatically chain on the usernames of everyone involved in the post, but this is 1990s era basic netiquette and not magic.

#feditips

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The depravity of Trump supporters has no limits. They are walking monsters and every single one of them should be dead. I would give my right arm for a Politician to run that promises to deport and strip the citizenship of every single Trump supporter.

Chaque matin depuis 6 ans, ce sont vos messages qui nous rappellent pourquoi on se lève le matin. Ce sont vos messages qui reboostent quand il y a un petit coup de mou. Ce sont vos messages qui nous disent pourquoi Bon Pote est utile et doit continuer à informer avec rigueur, en donnant des solutions individuelles et collectives.

Si vous le pouvez, soutenez-nous, cela prend 30 sec. Merci à toutes et tous et oui, tous vos messages de soutien sont lus 😁

fr.tipeee.com/bon-pote

Speaking to Al Mayadeen, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, responds to US calls for her removal from the UN, reaffirming her mandate to speak out against war crimes and genocide.

She discusses "Israel’s" recent attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran, denounces violations of international law, and highlights the global community’s failure to hold the Israeli regime accountable.

#Gaza #Lebanon #FrancescaAlbanese

en.mdn.tv/8Ybq

in reply to Fou

The propaganda machine is tuned so unless the target is on their payroll they wouldn't mention their name even if it appears as a worst enemy.
By directing criticism and making a hero of their opponent they are telling you who to support. Individual opponents with no political commitments are much more manageable than ideas.

So keep expecting from media personas to ever bring change, it will never come.
Look for ideas, principles, proposals that are never mentioned by media
@foufoutos

#Project2025 #TechBros #CorpMedia #Oligarchs #MegaBanks vs #Union #Occupy #NoDAPL #BLM #SDF #DACA #MeToo #Humanity #FeelTheBern

#JinJiyanAzadi #BijiRojava THE GREAT REMIGRATOR, Donald J. Trump makes it official today, he's an ethnic cleanser

dailykos.com/story/2025/7/5/23…

Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.

msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinio…

Today I coded something I've been dreaming about for many months - a solution to the #ActivityPub scaling problem.

The problem is that if 20 people cast 5 votes and those votes are federated to 500 servers, the instance hosting the community needs to do 20 * 5 * 500 = 50,000 network requests.

The solution is to bundle the activity up into chunks. I describe the solution and how #PieFed does it here peertube.wtf/w/v5aWpxjS2P4pJSn… (probably only of interest to developers).

#fediverse

You don’t need to give a good goddamn about snooker – I certainly don’t – to find this Sally Rooney piece entirely wonderful. (Via @bright_helpings.) nybooks.com/articles/2025/03/2…
in reply to Adam Greenfield

My own professional interest, of course, is in Rooney’s incandescent prose, but here’s the final frame of the 2014 Welsh Open. It is always a source of the greatest pleasure to see a master craftsperson at work. m.youtube.com/watch?v=4XOgP6ya…

🎥 En Direct du Sommet des BRICS : Ce Que Personne Ne Vous Montre à Rio


#géopolitique #BRICS

L'Indonésie (plus grand pays musulman du monde) et l'Arabie saoudite sont officiellement membres des BRICS.

yewtu.be/live/54dftlFZoe4
youtube.com/live/54dftlFZoe4

Here’s what we’re reading today:

#EU will stockpile critical minerals and cable repair kits, as fears over the bloc’s security vulnerability rise, FT reported.

The preparation for a potential attack on the bloc follows repeated Russian-led sabotage attacks across Europe.

ft.com/content/48216c51-a784-4…

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> Follow our newsletter through the link: Stop using #Substack and I will.I don't support Nazis.


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Durch den #Klimawandel droht nächste #Finanzkrise

»"Wir nähern uns rasant Temperaturen, bei denen Versicherer viele Risiken nicht mehr abdecken können"

"Der wirtschaftliche Wert ganzer Regionen wird verschwinden"

"Ein Haus, das nicht versichert werden kann, lässt sich nicht finanzieren. Keine Bank vergibt Kredite für unversicherbare Immobilien. Die Kreditmärkte frieren ein. Das ist eine vom Klima verursachte Kreditklemme", so Allianz-Vorstand Thallinger.«

n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Durch-den-K…
#Klimakrise

There are two very important lessons here. 1) Don't trust #Adobe. For real. Adobe has been pulling shit like this for *years* and yet people still continue to use it or go back. Why? Are you masochists? There *are* alternatives. Both open-source and commercial. **Use them.** 2) It's safe to assume that any new software update will probably include features you're not interested in. Whether it be the #Cloud or #AI or AI in the Cloud. I don't know about you but I *religiously* go through every single setting and configuration page of every new software I install (or update) prior to me using it. It's a great way to learn new things about the software you're about to use.


Adobe is now processing all your PDFs in the cloud, by default. The setting to “Enable generative AI features in Acrobat” was on, and I didn’t know it until I opened a document and Adobe asked me if I wanted a document summary. It’s annoying to have to click “No,” so I opened settings to disable the prompt.

THE PROBLEM
I sign Non-Disclosure Agreements for many of my clients. Adobe is a potential leak of protected information. I don’t know what Adobe does with this information. I don’t know what they store, or for how long. I don’t know what country (or countries) the data is stored in. I don’t know what LLMs are trained with this data. And I don’t need to know. What I need to know is that they won’t use default opt-in as a legal excuse to wiretap my information.

I recommend that you check your Adobe settings on all devices, for all Adobe accounts.

#CallMeIfYouNeedMe #FIFONetworks

#cybersecurity


in reply to George E. 🇺🇸♥🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

As someone who is forced to use multiple Adobe products at work, I concurr 100%. Adobe are sneaky shitty mcshittersons. And the amount of sneaky shit they sneak into your software is astounding.

The one and so far ONLY thing I have found that any Adobe package still does better than anything else is Acrobat comparing two PDFs.

No idea why my overly religious IT dept. is OK with Adobe crunching our IP in PDF form in their cloud, yet I can't use some foss tool that doesn't leave my PC.

in reply to Third spruce tree on the left

Before I retired from the InfoSec group at the power company I worked at, we were an Adobe shop for decades. We had a lot of critical business processes built-up around Acrobat and other Adobe products. Especially in Supply Chain and Vendor Management.

Then it came down to money. (That and the constant patching.)

Finally the bean counters in IT realized how much money we were throwing away at Adobe and in less than a year we completely switched and re-tooled those business processes to move away.

It wasn't that hard.

Maybe one day your Company's bean counters will see the same light.